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DRILLING | T-A Pro® High Penetration Replaceable Insert Drilling System

Case Study

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Need a solution with better tool life? Our customer was machining engine block parts from ductile cast iron in a production cell. The replaceable tip drill they were using wasn't providing the results they needed, so they began searching for a tooling solution that would decrease machine downtime and increase productivity. The customer tested the T-A Pro® high penetration replaceable insert drill using the “K” (cast iron) geometry insert with Allied’s multilayer TiAlN coating that provides increased abrasion resistance and tool life. The T-A Pro performed better than the customer had hoped.

DRILLING

B

Using the T-A Pro not only provided substantial tool life improvements, but it also increased the penetration rate by 30%. The previous tooling had a tool life of 1700 holes, but the T-A Pro increased that life to 3400 holes. This allowed the customer to increase their productivity. In conclusion: Our customer was able to achieve £50k in tool savings per year with massive improvements in throughput. The advantage of the T-A Pro allowed our customer to achieve their tooling goals.

BORING

Competitor Replaceable Insert Drill

Measure

T-A Pro Drill

Product: T-A Pro Objectives: (1) Decrease machine downtime (2) Increase productivity Industry: Automotive Part: Engine block Material: Ductile Cast Iron Hole Ø: 16.00 mm (0.6299") Hole Depth: 241.00 mm (9.50")

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RPM

1819 RPM

2092 RPM

Speed

91 m/min (300 SFM)

105 m/min (345 SFM)

REAMING

Feed Rate

0.20 mm/rev (0.008 IPR)

0.23 mm/rev (0.0092 IPR)

Penetration Rate

369.57 mm/min (14.55 IPM) 488.95 mm/min (19.25 IPM)

Cycle Time

39 seconds

29 seconds

Tool Life

1700 holes

3400 holes

D

BURNISHING

T-A Pro Drill holder 15xD length Item No. HTA0C15-20FM T- A Pro Drill inserts K geometry (cast iron) Item No. TAK0-16.00

increased tool life by

The cast iron TiAlN coated T-A Pro insert provided:

100%

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Doubled tool life

THREADING

Decreased machine downtime

Increased productivity

30% increased penetration rate

Increased tool savings per year

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SPECIALS

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